Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by batchain

It's not yours to use without a sub. With Sky you have to buy the box and also pay a monthly sub to use it as intended.

You said the 1TB Sky+HD box was £249 up front but there's no monthly sub for the box - without a monthly sub you have a very expensive non-DVR FTA HD box.

The vast majority of Virgin Media subscribers don't take Sky premium HD, they don't need to take Sky premium HD to get a low cost V+ HD box. With Sky the so-called 'free' HD box you refer to requires a monthly HD subscription on top of your basic TV package.

TiVo is a premium service, there is no comparable offering available in the UK and even with an additional monthly sub it would still be competitively priced with a certain inferior rival pay tv service which charges up to £250 for a 1TB box, extra for HD and ESPN, requires additional services for its AnyTime+ progressive download offering and then caps usage to a few hours per month for those with the basic broadband bundle.

Did a lot of research last night and I'm willing to eat humble pie TIVO does look a great service and I can see why they have a monthly charge that said I do still think Virgin have to be sensible on this say a five or so to XL and VIP. Will the VM TIVO include TIVO Desktop and iPad and mobile apps ?

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Will the VM TIVO include TIVO Desktop and iPad and mobile apps ?

Don't know yet

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

Don't know yet

Let's hope so them features look cool , just hope we don't get a watered down version in the UK.

[clinteastman]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

Don't know yet

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Let's hope so them features look cool , just hope we don't get a watered down version in the UK.

I think the sticking point for that (fantastically useful) app over here is that in the US TiVO are the ones suppling all the guide data to the boxes - that's what the monthly subscription is for. Over here that's VMs job, so it would have to be VM suppling/supporting the app. Now, weather the middleware deal with TiVo extends to TiVo's applications is something we don't know.

So would VM just be able to re-brand the app and supply the feed for it or would it need to start from scratch? We don't even know if it's technically feasible on the box we're getting. I suppose we just have to wait for an announcement.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by clinteastman

I think the sticking point for that (fantastically useful) app over here is that in the US TiVO are the ones suppling all the guide data to the boxes - that's what the monthly subscription is for. Over here that's VMs job, so it would have to be VM suppling/supporting the app. Now, weather the middleware deal with TiVo extends to TiVo's applications is something we don't know.

So would VM just be able to re-brand the app and supply the feed for it or would it need to start from scratch? We don't even know if it's technically feasible on the box we're getting. I suppose we just have to wait for an announcement.

Interesting didn't know that I hope we get apps and some form of remote record.

[Perfect Choice]

Expect these "extra" features is what you will pay for, I expect the basic Tivo UI (with TV related Internet content access) and 1Tb storage will be the V+ replacement in effect as per current payment terms, anything else above that I suspect will be a fee for which we wait details.

[clinteastman]

Originally Posted by Perfect Choice

Expect these "extra" features is what you will pay for, I expect the basic Tivo UI (with TV related Internet content access) and 1Tb storage will be the V+ replacement in effect as per current payment terms, anything else above that I suspect will be a fee for which we wait details.

Personally I don't think they will be charging for the new features, the extras are the thing that will sell the services to new customers and minimise churn, the "icing and the cake" if you will.

[BenMcr]

Cinemoi is coming to VM http://www.virginmediaentertainment....i/Default.aspx

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by Perfect Choice

Expect these "extra" features is what you will pay for, I expect the basic Tivo UI (with TV related Internet content access) and 1Tb storage will be the V+ replacement in effect as per current payment terms, anything else above that I suspect will be a fee for which we wait details.

Spotify was announced a while back could this be free with a TIVO sub ?

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Spotify was announced a while back could this be free with a TIVO sub ?

I hope so and hope it's a flexible interface to allow playlist creation and can carry over information from a current Spotify subscription; the Sony 370 BR player does that with a current YouTube subscription.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

Cinemoi is coming to VM http://www.virginmediaentertainment....i/Default.aspx

My insider has told me that Cinemoi will launch on December 1st.
They think it will launch on Virgin Channel 445

---------- Post added at 15:29 ---------- Previous post was at 14:35 ----------

Gold Free over Christmas on Virgin TV - UPDATE.

Virgin Media customers who only subscribe to the M pack will be able to sample GOLD over Christmas at no extra cost!

GOLD and GOLD +1 will be available to M pack subscribers from December 1st until January 5th 2011.

Viewers can find them on the following channels:
GOLD - 126,
GOLD +1 - 127.

[Horizon]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

Cinemoi is coming to VM http://www.virginmediaentertainment....i/Default.aspx

Great News, everyone likes French channels. You rarely find a French film where they stay fully clothed throughout the whole film...The French call it art.

[heavyside]

I also think the arrival of Cinemoi on Virgin is good news. There are some interesting films listed on their web site http://www.cinemoi.tv/. The Virgin special offer is a couple of quid cheaper than Sky's monthly subscription. If it lives up to this I'll sign up after the free trial period.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by heavyside

I also think the arrival of Cinemoi on Virgin is good news. There are some interesting films listed on their web site http://www.cinemoi.tv/. The Virgin special offer is a couple of quid cheaper than Sky's monthly subscription. If it lives up to this I'll sign up after the free trial period.

The offer price of £5.99 per month is for ''if you register before 31st January 2011''.

Info from http://www.virginmediaentertainment....i/Default.aspx

[Digital Fanatic]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Interesting didn't know that I hope we get apps and some form of remote record.

Apps and remote record are something that VM have mentioned.